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Phlebotomy Career Training 2009

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Phlebotomy Career Training

Final Exam 200 Points

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1. When going into an isolation room the healthcare worker must don personal protective equipment in which of the following orders?

a. Gloves, gown, goggles, mask

b. Gown, gloves, goggles, mask

c. Gown, mask, goggles, gloves

2. When leaving the isolation room the healthcare worker must doff their equipment in which of the following orders?

a. Gown, gloves, goggles, mask

b. Goggles, mask, gloves, gown

c. Mask, gloves, goggles, gown

3. When using a blue top tube, the following can be inferred.

a. The patient is a bleeder.

b. The lab could be a PT (Prothrombin Time) or PTT (Partial Thrombin Time) and the patient may have bleeding tendencies.

c. It is the first tube to be used if no blood cultures are ordered. The lab could be a PT (Prothrombin Time) or PTT (Partial Thrombin Time) and the patient may have bleeding tendencies.

4. The needle gage indicates the…

a. The size of the bevel

b. The length of the needle

c. The thickness of the needle

5. You walk into a room and see a child holding their doll tightly, looking away with fear. Your first approach would be to….

a. Walk up to the child and tell them what you are about to do, (explain venipuncture)

b. Get another phlebotomist or nurse to assist you with the child.

c. Greet the child with a smile and ask, “what is the name of your doll?”

6. You have just left the lab with your schedule of draws for the morning, and you notice a patient in a wheel chair crying quietly in the corridor. You would …….(see Phlebotomy Technician Certification Study Guide)